No lunch biking :(
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hrjConsidering that last summer I rarely dragged myself away from my desk for lunch, I've gotten awfully addicted to doing my ca. 6 mile lunchtime circuit this summer. (From the Big B, north to the pedestrian overpass over I80 by University, then south on the bay-side bike path to the Emeryville marina and back again, back over the overpass, then south along the trail between the Aquatic Park lagoon and the freeway, swing around and back up the other side of the park, sit on my favorite bench and eat lunch, then back to work.) But today I got caught up in playing whack-a-mole with my assorted "get to this when you have time" projects and don't have time before my 1pm meeting. (And it just doesn't work for me to wait until 2pm for lunch.) Not quite "grr" but at least "sigh". So just for amusement (and because all sorts of friends are doing it), here's a rundown on my current exercise habits.
I figure I get to count the bicycle commute as part of the exercise program, even though it's only a couple miles each way (and flat as a pancake). About one or two times a month I skip the bike due to needing to run errands with the car at lunch or whatever. We'll see if I decide to keep biking this winter after it turns dark. I've scoped out a new route that avoids the scariest intersection (although it hits several more stop signs and lights) that may do the trick.
So an average of about 4 days a week, I get out on the bike at lunch -- generally the 6-mile shorline circuit, but sometimes it's running errands or shopping.
The default rule for the gym is: if I go to work, I go to the gym. (The exceptions being unusually tight after-work timing or health issues like lungs recovering from a cold.) The default routine is MWF 30-40 minutes of some sort of cardio, TTh half that of cardio and a rotating assortment of weight machines. I sort of settled on a goal of a half-hour routine because it seemed like the optimum balance between a good workout and a maintainable schedule. Currently the cardio is on an elliptical machine (no knee impact -- yay!) and the machine claims that I'm burning 400 cal in my 30 minute session. (In fact, since the way the machine's set-up allows it, I just aim for completing 400 on the full days and 200 on the half days.) Since the cardio pretty much concentrates on my legs, I tend to emphasize upper body on the weights. I'm not very organized on that part -- I'll mix it up about every couple of months (when the tracking worksheet gets full), but it's more about avoiding boredom than any sort of analyzed balance. Generally I have about ten different exercises with 16 reps each (except double that for abs, since 16 doesn't give me any real workout).
And that's what I do in my spare time for fun.
I figure I get to count the bicycle commute as part of the exercise program, even though it's only a couple miles each way (and flat as a pancake). About one or two times a month I skip the bike due to needing to run errands with the car at lunch or whatever. We'll see if I decide to keep biking this winter after it turns dark. I've scoped out a new route that avoids the scariest intersection (although it hits several more stop signs and lights) that may do the trick.
So an average of about 4 days a week, I get out on the bike at lunch -- generally the 6-mile shorline circuit, but sometimes it's running errands or shopping.
The default rule for the gym is: if I go to work, I go to the gym. (The exceptions being unusually tight after-work timing or health issues like lungs recovering from a cold.) The default routine is MWF 30-40 minutes of some sort of cardio, TTh half that of cardio and a rotating assortment of weight machines. I sort of settled on a goal of a half-hour routine because it seemed like the optimum balance between a good workout and a maintainable schedule. Currently the cardio is on an elliptical machine (no knee impact -- yay!) and the machine claims that I'm burning 400 cal in my 30 minute session. (In fact, since the way the machine's set-up allows it, I just aim for completing 400 on the full days and 200 on the half days.) Since the cardio pretty much concentrates on my legs, I tend to emphasize upper body on the weights. I'm not very organized on that part -- I'll mix it up about every couple of months (when the tracking worksheet gets full), but it's more about avoiding boredom than any sort of analyzed balance. Generally I have about ten different exercises with 16 reps each (except double that for abs, since 16 doesn't give me any real workout).
And that's what I do in my spare time for fun.
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Date: 2007-07-19 12:09 am (UTC)rah rah rah
I can see the effects of all this, but I think I told you that last week.
rah rah rah